Tom Arms, a member of the Lincoln Highway Association, came all the way from California. Her hope was for visitors to see Albert Lea's beautiful downtown and the expansions on South Broadway, and that they'd be inclined to return. "I will probably touch on our industrial park that is out there on the north side of town just because we'll kind of be passing by it," she said. She also planned to point out the Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library & Village as well as the fairgrounds and its history.
During the tour, she wanted to point out the Danish immigrant statue at the park, which was dedicated in 1981, as well as the mermaid statue. The tour then went down Clark Street to Bridge Avenue, where she planned to talk about New Denmark Park as well as Albert Lea's park system. The tour then came up South Broadway, where she talked about downtown as well as where Hotel Albert was located.Īccording to Babcock, the city's bus depot was outside the hotel for Jefferson lines. The local portion of the tour started at Academy Park, where, according to Babcock, Luther Academy and Dormitory was. This was also the first time giving a historical tour.īabcock said she was happy to promote the area, adding that having historical ties was an important component. "I kind of have a shtick that I do just for general tours of our community, but this one is a little more specific because these folks are looking for things specific to Jefferson Highway and kind of its historical impact and things that maybe people who Jefferson Highway during that time visited or did when they came through our community."
"I wasn't in this role back when the state preservation conference was held here a couple years before," she said.Īccording to Babcock, the organization has been trying to do something with Albert Lea since 2020, though the pandemic put a pause on any potential collaboration. While Babcock has done bus tours for visitors curious about Blue Zone communities and their effects, potential business hires curious about the area and yearly tours for new teachers, this was her first time presenting for visitors from the Jefferson Highway Association Conference. that are going to be a part of this conference," she said.
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